"I saw her today"

@Uootem

footsteps briskening beneath my feet,
                    ignoring all but my planned destination
                                                    a new thought in every direction,
                          something else to 'handle' upon my return,
                  diverting my attention from things
                                      that pass by me unnoticed
                                                      like the familiar sounds that surround me.

Suddenly it happens.. fate answers dreams,
                    what I have hoped for appears out of seemly nowhere
                                                      and she calls my name as I approach,
                            such a welcomed sound... but still a haunting sound...
                  for I have not heard her voice for ages.

I watch as she stands in front of me...
                  with a casual smile on her face
                                                      friends, enjoying the happenstance meeting
                            of a ordinary mid-morning rendezvous.
                  My eyes focus on this vision of reality
                                          as I feast on the beauty before me.

Every detail, every movement... every word is memorized
                    for my re-living of this special meeting in my dreams.
                                                      She won't see what is hidden in my eyes.
                            Will my love for her remain unnoticed?
                    will it pass unknown and my life unanswered?

Her dress has the fit of expression
                    that necessitates all my attention.
                                                        so much beauty that I have always noticed.
                            I silently praise the graceful motions of her
                                            as she asks "how'ya been"...
                    but I dare not reveal the emotions that fill me.

She thinks she is chatting sociably
                    with an old friend from her long ago past.
                                                        am I no more than that to her?...
                            I was, I just know it... how could I not be now?
                    why am I no longer anything that really matters to her?...
                                            for she is my lost love... my only love.

I watch as she grins at something witty I have said, 
          the sunlight reflected in the motion of her smile.
                  Her eyes light this gloomy day,
                                  bringing sun to the heart of the man I am before her.
                        I concentrate on the moist ampleness of her lips.
                                  Bright teeth meeting the perfect curved shape
                                                            as they form a smile made to propel
                                            cold hearts to instant heat.

She is the center of my attention
              and I am taken away by sheer power of her presence
                                                      that could only be described as "everything".
                                The simplicity of a lovely woman,
                        giving truth that heaven sometimes bestows miracles
              as proof of true love's existence... all I can feel is this.

I can't stand it any longer... I must tell her.
                I move slowly closer, gathering momentum... courage,
                                          I feel l like I'm going to confess all... my heart a poem.
                            not knowing if I will be met by rejection or acceptance.
                Suddenly inaction... I dare not reveal something so insane!

A slow glance aimed at me quickens my heartbeat.
                I sense a puzzled look in intense eyes
                                          that once spoke to me of love...
                                Eyes so bright and deep that I feel immediately sent
                        to the far reaches of time that once was.

Our eyes meet as if it was the first time,
              reaching through the short distance now between us.
                                  I maintain eye contact until without notice I am
                        standing transfixed on the warm attraction
              of all that I remember about her... about me... about us.

Little does she know of my little escapade of adoration.
            As if by actor's role we both start to move away.
                                            there are other commitments calling to us...
                      I hesitate for a moment... trying to think of something special to say.
                                      that would turn her around... and lead her back to me...
                          As the sound of footsteps hit sidewalk,
                I stand and watch her... the distance increasing... she is gone again.

Its not every day that you get to
                meet the your dreams face to face;
                              this moment I will never forget.